Pakistan forcing Afghan refugees back home: Rights group

Feb.13, Peshawar: In a scathing indictment of Pakistan's treatment of Afghan refugees, a human rights group charged Monday that the country is forcing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees back to their homeland, which is still beset by war and crushing poverty. It also said that a $400 stipend the United Nations refugee

Pakistan kicks out Afghan refugees after Trump tweet

Pakistan kicks out Afghan refugees after Trump tweet

Pakistan has given Afghan refugees one month to return home in a move linked to the current spike in tensions with the United States. The decision comes in the aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s tweet in which he slammed Pakistan for what he called lies and deceit.
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Pakistan kicks out Afghan refugees after Trump tweet

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Pakistan has given Afghan refugees one month to return home in a move linked to the current spike in tensions with the United States. The decision comes in the aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s tweet in which he slammed Pakistan for what he called lies and deceit.
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Deported Afghan refugees return from Germany

Deported Afghan refugees return from Germany

Germany has started deporting Afghan asylum seekers under a controversial deal with their government.
While thousands are expected to be returned, those already sent back say they fear for their safety.
Al Jazeera\'s Maher Sattar explains....

Deported Afghan refugees return from Germany

published:15 Dec 2016

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Germany has started deporting Afghan asylum seekers under a controversial deal with their government.
While thousands are expected to be returned, those already sent back say they fear for their safety.
Al Jazeera\'s Maher Sattar explains....

Why is Pakistan forcing Afghan refugees back home? – Inside Story

Thousands of people born and raised in Pakistan are being forced to uproot their lives - to go to Afghanistan, a country they\'ve never known.
After decades of hosting Afghan refugees, the Pakistani government says it\'s making them leave because they pose a security threat.
Around 600,000 have moved back to Afghanistan.
Pakistani government policy has been criticised by rights groups for months.
Now, Human Rights Watch is going after the UN\'s Refugee Agency, accusing the UNHCR of complicity in the alleged abuse.
What\'s behind the mass forced return?
And how\'s Afghanistan dealing with the influx?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests: Fawzia Koofi, Afghan MP.
Ayaz Wazir, Former Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan.
Ariane Rummery, UNHCR.
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Why is Pakistan forcing Afghan refugees back home? – Inside Story

published:13 Feb 2017

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Thousands of people born and raised in Pakistan are being forced to uproot their lives - to go to Afghanistan, a country they\'ve never known.
After decades of hosting Afghan refugees, the Pakistani government says it\'s making them leave because they pose a security threat.
Around 600,000 have moved back to Afghanistan.
Pakistani government policy has been criticised by rights groups for months.
Now, Human Rights Watch is going after the UN\'s Refugee Agency, accusing the UNHCR of complicity in the alleged abuse.
What\'s behind the mass forced return?
And how\'s Afghanistan dealing with the influx?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests: Fawzia Koofi, Afghan MP.
Ayaz Wazir, Former Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan.
Ariane Rummery, UNHCR.
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan face repatriation threat | DW News

Afghan refugees in Pakistan are facing the threat of repatriation again. Islamabad extends their right to stay for just 60 days.
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan face repatriation threat | DW News

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Afghan refugees in Pakistan are facing the threat of repatriation again. Islamabad extends their right to stay for just 60 days.
Read more: http://p.dw.com/p/2qveo (background; before the extension)...

Afghanistan: One People, One Future

Afghanistan: One People, One Future

What is the strategy for Afghan Refugees in 2015?
Understand more about our regional approach for Afghanistan, finding solutions for UNHCR’s longest-standing refugee crisis.
Today Afghanistan is going through a delicate transition. Almost 1 in 5 Afghans is a former refugee, and over 3/4 million people are internally displaced.
At the height of the crisis there were more than 6 million Afghan refugees in the world. Since 2002 UNHCR has been conducting the largest ever voluntary repatriation programme - helping 5.8 million Afghan refugees to return home. However, insufficient rural development, a lack of infrastructure and a shortage of opportunities are forcing people to move to cities.
Today, 2.5 million Afghans are still registered as refugees in Pakistan and Iran. After 35 years of displacement, Afghans remain the largest protracted refugee population in the world.
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Afghanistan: One People, One Future

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What is the strategy for Afghan Refugees in 2015?
Understand more about our regional approach for Afghanistan, finding solutions for UNHCR’s longest-standing refugee crisis.
Today Afghanistan is going through a delicate transition. Almost 1 in 5 Afghans is a former refugee, and over 3/4 million people are internally displaced.
At the height of the crisis there were more than 6 million Afghan refugees in the world. Since 2002 UNHCR has been conducting the largest ever voluntary repatriation programme - helping 5.8 million Afghan refugees to return home. However, insufficient rural development, a lack of infrastructure and a shortage of opportunities are forcing people to move to cities.
Today, 2.5 million Afghans are still registered as refugees in Pakistan and Iran. After 35 years of displacement, Afghans remain the largest protracted refugee population in the world.
Read more:
http://www.unhcr.org/pages/4f9016576.html
Information for media:
If you would like to use this video to communicate refugee stories or require B-Roll, transcripts, stills or much more information, please contact us at drozditb@unhcr.org or tibaw@unhcr.org.
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The Afghan refugees we forgot

The Afghan refugees we forgot

Shafiqullah Akbari was 17-years old when Soviet Russia invaded Afghanistan. In 1990, Akbari flew to Canada with forged travel documents in hopes of a safer, more secure future. He tells the story of his introduction to Canada on that first day.
For more of his story visit the Toronto Star:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/12/29/he-fled-afghanistan-in-1979-with-100-in-his-pocket-today-he-longs-for-a-country-that-no-longer-exists.html?cid=YTD_1117
Read an excerpt of the article by Miriam Katawazi and Fatima Syed below:
Night time protected Shafiqullah Akbari as he climbed his home’s rooftop with the exhaust pipe of his fireplace in hand. Overlooking the pitch-black, Soviet-patrolled streets of Kabul, the distant mountains barely a shadow, the 17-year-old boy took a deep breath, held up the pipe as a megaphone, and called out “Allahu Akbar.”
Boys on every other rooftop followed suit, one after another, and then altogether.
That night in 1979, the rooftops rung with the hopeful echoes of a prayer — a simple act of defiance against the Russian invaders.
“When you would hear this it would make you understand that the whole country is against Russia,” Akbari, 55, said in his Brampton home. He spoke softly, pausing as if hearing the sounds of their voices.
Days after that night in Kabul, with only $100 (U.S) in his pocket and a shawl the colour of sand wrapped around him, Akbari left his family and his city and walked 10 hours to Wardak province, his ancestral home, and then 10 days to Peshawar, Pakistan, to escape the war.
In the past 30 years, Afghan refugees have co...

The Afghan refugees we forgot

published:30 Dec 2017

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Shafiqullah Akbari was 17-years old when Soviet Russia invaded Afghanistan. In 1990, Akbari flew to Canada with forged travel documents in hopes of a safer, more secure future. He tells the story of his introduction to Canada on that first day.
For more of his story visit the Toronto Star:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/12/29/he-fled-afghanistan-in-1979-with-100-in-his-pocket-today-he-longs-for-a-country-that-no-longer-exists.html?cid=YTD_1117
Read an excerpt of the article by Miriam Katawazi and Fatima Syed below:
Night time protected Shafiqullah Akbari as he climbed his home’s rooftop with the exhaust pipe of his fireplace in hand. Overlooking the pitch-black, Soviet-patrolled streets of Kabul, the distant mountains barely a shadow, the 17-year-old boy took a deep breath, held up the pipe as a megaphone, and called out “Allahu Akbar.”
Boys on every other rooftop followed suit, one after another, and then altogether.
That night in 1979, the rooftops rung with the hopeful echoes of a prayer — a simple act of defiance against the Russian invaders.
“When you would hear this it would make you understand that the whole country is against Russia,” Akbari, 55, said in his Brampton home. He spoke softly, pausing as if hearing the sounds of their voices.
Days after that night in Kabul, with only $100 (U.S) in his pocket and a shawl the colour of sand wrapped around him, Akbari left his family and his city and walked 10 hours to Wardak province, his ancestral home, and then 10 days to Peshawar, Pakistan, to escape the war.
In the past 30 years, Afghan refugees have co...

Afghan refugees in Greece may be deported

Afghan refugees in Greece may be deported

European governments have signed an agreement with Kabul to send back an unlimited number of Afghan refugees. This comes just before the Donor Conference on Afghanistan hosted by the European Union. CCTV’s Filio Kontrafouri reports from the Greek island of Lesbos, which is home to thousands of migrants.
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Afghan refugees in Greece may be deported

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European governments have signed an agreement with Kabul to send back an unlimited number of Afghan refugees. This comes just before the Donor Conference on Afghanistan hosted by the European Union. CCTV’s Filio Kontrafouri reports from the Greek island of Lesbos, which is home to thousands of migrants.
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Afghan refugees return home from Germany

Afghan refugees return home from Germany

1. Wide shot Kabul
2. Mid shot Kabul
3. Former refugee in Germany, Ahmad Stanikzai, walking into house in Kabul
4. Stanikzai talking to one of his children
5. STILL photo of family
6. Various of Stanikzai sitting with his children at home
7. SOUNDBITE: (German) Ahmad Stanikzai, Recently returned Afghan refugee:
\"To be happy, one has to feel respected. Otherwise, life can\'t be called a happy life - no matter how good living conditions are. I was born here in Afghanistan. At one point I just realized that it is here where I belong. I love it very much - being here, in my place, again.\"
8. Various Stanikzai with his children
9. SOUNDBITE: (German) Hurian Stanikzai, Daughter of Ahmad Stanikzai:
\"In Germany, there are many wonderful things. Life is good there. Here things are not at all as good as I am used to. Still, I feel happy - this is my home.\"
10. Wide shot Afghans getting off Ariana Afghan airlines plane at Kabul airport
11. Various of people getting off plane
12. Close shot AGEF sign, pull out to representative meeting returning refugees at the airport
13. Various of people queuing to get AGEF employment forms
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdullah Saleh, Former refugee:
\"I became hopeful about the future of Afghanistan. As for the situation in Afghanistan, I feel it is peace and security. Therefore, when I asked myself, I realized that I will be safe back home and so will be my family. So, I returned.\"
15. Various of re-training classes for returning refugees
16. Set-up shot of Paul-Pieter Oosterbeek, Head of AGEF Afghanistan mission
17. SOUNDBITE: (G...

Afghan refugees return home from Germany

published:21 Jul 2015

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1. Wide shot Kabul
2. Mid shot Kabul
3. Former refugee in Germany, Ahmad Stanikzai, walking into house in Kabul
4. Stanikzai talking to one of his children
5. STILL photo of family
6. Various of Stanikzai sitting with his children at home
7. SOUNDBITE: (German) Ahmad Stanikzai, Recently returned Afghan refugee:
\"To be happy, one has to feel respected. Otherwise, life can\'t be called a happy life - no matter how good living conditions are. I was born here in Afghanistan. At one point I just realized that it is here where I belong. I love it very much - being here, in my place, again.\"
8. Various Stanikzai with his children
9. SOUNDBITE: (German) Hurian Stanikzai, Daughter of Ahmad Stanikzai:
\"In Germany, there are many wonderful things. Life is good there. Here things are not at all as good as I am used to. Still, I feel happy - this is my home.\"
10. Wide shot Afghans getting off Ariana Afghan airlines plane at Kabul airport
11. Various of people getting off plane
12. Close shot AGEF sign, pull out to representative meeting returning refugees at the airport
13. Various of people queuing to get AGEF employment forms
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdullah Saleh, Former refugee:
\"I became hopeful about the future of Afghanistan. As for the situation in Afghanistan, I feel it is peace and security. Therefore, when I asked myself, I realized that I will be safe back home and so will be my family. So, I returned.\"
15. Various of re-training classes for returning refugees
16. Set-up shot of Paul-Pieter Oosterbeek, Head of AGEF Afghanistan mission
17. SOUNDBITE: (G...

The 16-year old Afghan refugee reportedly assaulted the girl despite previously attending classes for migrants explaining how to respect women. A spokeswoman for the Red Cross, the humanitarian group is running the center, described the attack.
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The 16-year old Afghan refugee reportedly assaulted the girl despite previously attending classes for migrants explaining how to respect women. A spokeswoman for the Red Cross, the humanitarian group is running the center, described the attack.
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Pakistan has given Afghan refugees one month to return home in a move linked to the current spike in tensions with the United States. The decision comes in the aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s tweet in which he slammed Pakistan for what he called lies and deceit.
Watch Live: http://www.

Germany has started deporting Afghan asylum seekers under a controversial deal with their government.
While thousands are expected to be returned, those already sent back say they fear for their safety.
Al Jazeera\'s Maher Sattar explains.

Thousands of people born and raised in Pakistan are being forced to uproot their lives - to go to Afghanistan, a country they\'ve never known.
After decades of hosting Afghan refugees, the Pakistani government says it\'s making them leave because they pose a security threat.
Around 600,000 have mo

What is the strategy for Afghan Refugees in 2015?
Understand more about our regional approach for Afghanistan, finding solutions for UNHCR’s longest-standing refugee crisis.
Today Afghanistan is going through a delicate transition. Almost 1 in 5 Afghans is a former refugee, and over 3/4 million p

Shafiqullah Akbari was 17-years old when Soviet Russia invaded Afghanistan. In 1990, Akbari flew to Canada with forged travel documents in hopes of a safer, more secure future. He tells the story of his introduction to Canada on that first day.
For more of his story visit the Toronto Star:
https://

European governments have signed an agreement with Kabul to send back an unlimited number of Afghan refugees. This comes just before the Donor Conference on Afghanistan hosted by the European Union. CCTV’s Filio Kontrafouri reports from the Greek island of Lesbos, which is home to thousands of migra

1. Wide shot Kabul
2. Mid shot Kabul
3. Former refugee in Germany, Ahmad Stanikzai, walking into house in Kabul
4. Stanikzai talking to one of his children
5. STILL photo of family
6. Various of Stanikzai sitting with his children at home
7. SOUNDBITE: (German) Ahmad Stanikzai, Recently retu

The 16-year old Afghan refugee reportedly assaulted the girl despite previously attending classes for migrants explaining how to respect women. A spokeswoman for the Red Cross, the humanitarian group is running the center, described the attack.
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For almost four decades, Pakistan has given refuge to more than a million Afghans, who escaped the Soviet invasion. But now, the government wants tens of thousands of them to go back. Kamran Yousaf visited one of the oldest refugee camps in the northwest of Pakistan to find out how the Afghans are c

For months now the refugee crisis in Europe has been blamed mostly on the war in Syria - but tonight the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has told Channel 4 News that, in the last month, 40 per cent of those arriving in Lesbos were from Afghanistan. A total of 135,000 people arrived on the Greek island in

As the refugee crisis in Europe is deepening, the world has started seeking solution for refugees\' problems.
But in fact, before Europe, many Asian and Middle East countries, especially those neighboring the restive Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, have taken in far more refugees than what Europe rece

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Thousands of Afghans who have crossed the border into Iran are now being forced back home.
Iran says those being removed are illegal immigrants who paid money to get across the border.
Coping with the new arrivals is just one of the challenges A

Disgusting behaviour from Turkish airlines Heathrow flight to Istanbul at 4.20pm 17th June 2017. Slapping a man repeatedly im sure they not allowed to do that.
Shocking moment ‘refugee’ is slapped by ‘immigration officer’ as he’s restrained on flight from Heathrow to Istanbul
The shocking footage

Rezwan Mohammadi’s mother insisted he leave Afghanistan to avoid the fate of his father and brother who were killed by local militia. Now in Germany, he finds himself stuck in limbo. He says he’s ready to go home – despite the risks. More news:http://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097